Climate change

The bill would create a new state commission stacked with representatives from fossil fuel industries to review proposed power plant retirements.

As the planet warms, scientists say the country will see more tornado- and hail-spawning storms and that those deadly events will strike more frequently in populous mid-Southern states a big issue for everyone living in those areas and especially for those trying to hold onto small family farms.

The Tennessee Department of Military wants to develop “flood preparedness tools.” Those tools are creating new flood models for every county and developing a statewide mesonet

Last week’s order from the Kentucky Public Service Commission was the first time in state history an electric utility was required to receive approval to retire fossil fuel generating units. That’s because Kentucky’s Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear recently approved a law making it harder for utilities to retire coal-fired power.

The latest results from Fifth National Climate Assessment find Kentucky and the rest of the Southeast are particularly vulnerable to climate change, but that regional leaders are failing to make informed decisions that could help avoid the worst impacts.

A pair of recently announced grants are going to aid Kentucky Association for Environmental Education programs, including one aimed at increasing climate literacy among the state’s educators so that they can better teach their students.

Climate polluters have a new spotlight on them thanks to a new global data effort.

Scientists with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have found that heavier rains will increase the risks of flash flooding and river flooding across the planet.

Many people might think of Blake Munger as a cattle farmer as he walks through his pasture land in western Kentucky, but he sees things a little…

Appalachian coal mines emit more than a million tons of methane a year, and overall the region is the largest U.S. source of the potent greenhouse gas,…